Hybrid Labor Relations Attorney — Management-Side

Jobot; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Hybrid work

Great benefits

Growth opportunities

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Jobot seeks a traditional labor attorney for our Chicago-based firm with a management-side focus, offering growth in a hybrid work setting. The associate will handle labor relations, employment counseling, and arbitration among a mix of employer clients.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years of relevant experience, a J.D., and Illinois bar admission or eligibility, plus strong writing, research, and advocacy skills for active matters and client advisory work.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active Illinois license or eligibility to waive into/admission to the Illinois Bar.
• 3–5 years of management-side labor and employment experience in a law firm, government, in-house legal department, or comparable setting.
• Experience drafting EEOC, IDHR, NLRB, Illinois Department of Labor, or similar agency position statements is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of federal and state employment laws, including NLRA, Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, and applicable Illinois employment laws.
• Experience with collective bargaining, grievance administration, labor arbitrations, unfair-labor-practice matters, or union relations is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Draft and respond to position statements, charges, and related submissions before agencies including the NLRB, EEOC, IDHR, and Illinois Department of Labor.
• Counsel employers on employee-relations issues, including discipline, termination, workplace investigations, policy development, and compliance matters.
• Provide practical guidance regarding FMLA, ADA, accommodations, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage-and-hour, and other workplace-law issues.
• Represent and advise unionized employers in connection with collective bargaining agreements, grievances, labor-management disputes, and union relations.
• Assist with and, as experience permits, handle labor arbitration hearings, including case strategy, witness preparation, document and exhibit development, hearing briefs, and post-hearing submissions.
• Interpret and apply collective bargaining agreements and advise clients regarding grievance administration, discipline, discharge, seniority, work rules, and contract disputes.
• Participate in collective bargaining negotiations and labor-management meetings.
• Represent employers in unfair-labor-practice matters, including investigations and proceedings before the NLRB and related administrative agencies.
• Counsel employers on union-avoidance strategies, organizing campaigns, labor disputes, and proactive employee-relations practices.
• Assist clients in preventing, managing, and resolving labor disputes through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, administrative proceedings, and litigation.
• Work directly with clients to develop practical, business-focused solutions that reduce risk and support effective workplace operations.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Advocacy

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Job description

Jobot seeks a traditional labor attorney for our Chicago-based firm with a management-side focus, offering growth in a hybrid work setting. The associate will handle labor relations, employment counseling, and arbitration among a mix of employer clients.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years of relevant experience, a J.D., and Illinois bar admission or eligibility, plus strong writing, research, and advocacy skills for active matters and client advisory work.